April 2010

• On the 3rd we had an Easter party for our friends. Kids numbers were down from last year, but we had a good turn out. Our friends Kieran, Robin, Laurie, Steven, Orion, Gavin, Andrew, Gisch, Jenn & Dane all attended, plus two of Tory’s friends (Megan & Kaitlyn). The kids enjoyed the easter egg hunt, in fact, they even found one from years past (one of the missing eggs that Tory hasn’t been able to find). The candy inside was pretty gross, but at least its one less that we have to worry about.
• On the 4th (Easter Sunday) Tory and I attended Jordan Sean Mandac’s baptism. It was a lovely affair, without the baby making a fuss. The one big chuckle of the event was when the pastor got his middle name incorrect, so he was baptized ‘Jordan John’ instead of ‘Jordan Sean’. Later that afternoon Eric, Tory and I joined the family for their Easter celebration. It was a lovely dinner of ham, tri tip, mashed potatoes, green beans, green salad, and ambrosia salad followed by cake.
• Tory’s favorite drama teacher (Tim Shannon) passed away on the 6th. We’re not sure of the cause, but I suspect that it was either aneurism or a heart attack. He was 49 years old. His death took a toll on the entire school. He’d taught at Fremont from the beginning (25 years), and was a big part of the school. The kids had a vigil for him the night he passed, the school had a candle light vigil the night after, and then they had a memorial service on the 24th. They’re planning yet another service on the 15th of May. Tory’s grief allowed her to write a song for him, called ‘Your Memory in My Mind’. One of the teachers and her husband (Tim & Sue Larson) helped Tory record the song, and took photos. Below are the photos, and I’m going to try to include a link to the song.
  

• I continue to have lunch with Deb and Jordan each week, or as often as I can. Tory was off on spring break the week of the 12th and stayed with Jordan while Deb & Wil painted his room, so that she could get used to babysitting such a small baby. She’s hooked. She told me that now she’s changed her mind, and could see possibly having kids at some point, just not any time soon (thank God).
• Tory was turned down for CSUMB (Cal State University Monterey Bay), as she hadn’t all of the requirements to get in. Tory is continuing to finish the English class that kept her out of the running, and will continue to try to gain admittance. In the mean time, we’ve decided against St. John’s in NY and she’s applied to a few local community colleges.
• Tory had a dive meet with Wilcox High School on the 22nd and scored First Place for JV Girls. First time she’s placed in a dive meet.
• And then we did some more guild stuff. Details can be found at danceanddestruction.blogspot.com.